Bocconcini di Tonno - Tuna Bites
"From "Il Cucchiaio d'argento". The cookbook that's in every Italian home."
Original is 4 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (268.7 g)
- Calories 400.8
- Total Fat - 25.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.6 g
- Cholesterol - 494.9 mg
- Sodium - 736 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.9 g
- Sugars - 2.1 g
- Protein - 36.2 g
- Calcium - 317.6 mg
- Iron - 3 mg
- Vitamin C - 32.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Shell and chop the eggs. Push the eggs, tuna and ricotta through a sieve into a bowl.
Step 2
Stir in the capers, basil, lemon zest, lemon juice and butter and season to taste with salt and pepper. Shape the mixture into balls and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Step 3
Just before serving, arrange a bed of rocket on a platter and place the tuna bites on top.
Tips
No special items needed.